Cochran was assisting a detention officer with routine maintenance at the Macon County Detention Center, and while taking garbage to a dumpster with the officer, Cochran ran off into a heavily-wooded area.

Investigators spent Wednesday night and early Thursday morning searching for Cochran in an area between Lakeside Drive and Lake Emory Roads.

Deputies said K-9 officers were able to find several of Cochran's personal items including a shoe, his T-shirt and orange pants.

Cochran was being held on trespassing charges out of Colorado.

Macon County Sheriff Robert Holland said, “While we are making every effort to locate Mr. Cochran, we do not consider him to be a danger to our community or a threat to the safety of the public.”